Mechanical Issue Forces NoVA Flight To Land In Ohio: Reports

ARLINGTON, VA — A mechanical issue forced an American Airlines flight traveling to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Monday to instead land in Ohio, according to reports.

After departing Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Flight 4435, which was operated by Republic Airways, discovered an issue with the front windscreen on the cockpit window, according to WJLA 7News.

After making a landing at John Glenn Columbus International Airport, the airplane was taken out of service, according to WJLA. All the passengers were transferred to another flight and continued on their way to Reagan National.

The flight was taken out of service for inspection by a maintenance team, American Airlines told WCBM.

“Safety is the center of everything at American. We never want to disrupt our customers’ travel plans and apologize for the inconvenience this has caused,” the airline said in a statement.

There were no injuries reported.

Also on Monday, 18 people suffered injuries that were not life-threatening after a people-mover struck a dock at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia.

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The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. when the lounge was moving passengers to Concourse D and hit the dock at an angle while pulling up to the building, Crystal Nosal of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said in an email.

Passengers left the lounge by stairs and were evaluated, according to Nosal, who said none of the 18 people who were taken to get medical care suffered life-threatening injuries. Nosal originally said eight were taken to the hospital, but in a later update said that 18 were transported.